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Re: Disney actually did this with "Lion King"
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Thu, 22 Mar 2001 21:03:43 GMT
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In lugnet.castle, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.castle, Bruce Schlickbernd writes:
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> > [Stouffer's] web site is extremely self-serving. Perhaps she
> > has a case, perhaps she doesn't. But based on what I saw, I'm hardly
> > convinced. More must come out, and the only case she seems to have is
> > trademark. She notes a half dozen name similiarites, but virtually nothing
> > in the way of plot similiarities.
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> But might not the name similarity be sufficient? "Skywalker Records" was
> forcibly renamed after George Lucas' legal action. If I write a fantasy
> novel about a guy named Biblo Gabbins, wouldn't Tolkien's estate at the very
> least send me a polite letter?
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> Dave!
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> FUT debate
As noted above, "perhaps she has a case, perhaps she doesn't." I'm just not
going to condemn Rowling based on what Stouffer had to say. Plagiarism,
which is what Stouffer is implying to get public sympathy and promote
herself, and trademark violation, which is what the lawsuit is about, are
two different things. Stouffer may be in the right in that regard, but
there isn't enough for me to make an educated decision on that. Time will
no doubt tell. Trademark violation doesn't require proving any prior
knowledge by Rowling, just that the name is a valid trademark and that
Rowling's use of such creates confusion and is detrimental to Stouffer's
rights. The rest is grandstanding for the public.
Bruce
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| (...) Same here. I'm really just intrigued by the whole thing, since it's a nifty string of coincidences even if no plagiarism is involved. No slur intended toward either author, of course! (...) Yeah, that assertion is pretty hard to refute! 8^) (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) But might not the name similarity be sufficient? "Skywalker Records" was forcibly renamed after George Lucas' legal action. If I write a fantasy novel about a guy named Biblo Gabbins, wouldn't Tolkien's estate at the very least send me a (...) (23 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle)
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